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Find out about the decisions on investigations by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT).
Recent news releases and decisions on ASIRT investigations.
On Aug. 8, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the hospitalization of a man after being in the custody of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the High Prairie Detachment.
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded investigations into two separate files involving individuals who died during interactions with police.
On July 19, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was shot during an interaction with officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that same day.
On Oct. 23, 2019, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Yukon, the Government of Alberta and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a man, hereinafter referred to as the affected person (AP).
On March 25, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 55-year-old man earlier that day.
On March 20, at approximately 12:50 a.m., Calgary Police Service (CPS) received a complaint of an intoxicated man yelling, banging on doors, and trying to get into a house in Sandstone. Officers arrived a short time later and located the man, who then ran away.
On March 13, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 39-year-old man earlier that day.
On Mar. 9, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the injury of a 22-year-old man on Kehewin First Nation earlier that day.
On Apr. 19, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting with no injuries involving members of the Okotoks detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
On Feb. 25, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the injury of a 47-year-old man in Picture Butte the previous day.
On Feb. 23, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the deaths of a 36-year-old man and a 59-year-old man earlier that day.
On Feb. 19, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 41-year-old man after an encounter with Calgary Police Service (CPS) officers earlier that day.
On Nov. 22, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the injury of a 20-year-old male while in Edmonton Police Service (EPS) custody.
On Feb. 11, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the injury of a 26-year-old man during an encounter with Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers the previous evening.
On Feb. 10, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer’s discharge of his firearm during an encounter with a 39-year-old man that day.
On Jan. 10, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 25-year-old man that had occurred earlier that day when the man was in the custody of the St. Paul RCMP.
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On Dec. 31, 2021, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 33-year-old male after an encounter with Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers earlier that day.
On Dec. 13, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Dec. 12 incident where a 22-year-old man was taken to hospital after being arrested and placed in police custody.
On Aug. 9, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault involving an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer.
On July 4, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the detention in the Calgary Police Service (CPS) Arrest Processing Section (APS) of a 44-year-old man.
On Jan. 7, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding injuries suffered by a 53-year-old man while being detained in the Calgary Police Service (CPS) Arrest Processing Section (APS) on Dec. 7, 2018.
On Sept. 9, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the apprehension and arrest of a 49-year-old man.
On Oct. 15, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer’s discharge of his service weapon during an encounter with a 27-year-old man earlier that day.
On Nov. 30, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old man, hereinafter referred to as the affected person (AP), after he went into medical distress while being held in a cell in the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Detainee Management Unit (DMU). No officers were designated as subject officers. ASIRT’s investigation is now complete.
On July 10, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident involving the June 11, 2019 apprehension and arrest of a 26-year-old man.
On July 11, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was directed to investigate an allegation that on June 9, 2018 a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer committed an assault when he delivered an open-handed slap to the face of a handcuffed 30-year-old man being detained at the Strathcona County RCMP Detachment.
On Sept. 21, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer’s discharge of his service weapon during an encounter with a 29-year-old man that day.
On Sept. 1, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Calgary Police Service (CPS) officer’s discharge of his service weapon during an encounter with a 28-year-old man that day. No one was injured.
On Aug. 27, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an incident that took place the previous evening during which Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers discharged their service firearms. A 28-year-old male was seriously injured.
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